2023 January

Check out the January 2023 edition of Quality, featuring a Vision & Sensors special edition, our main feature on Quality 4.0, the annual Quality Spending Survey forecast and much more!

Quality 4.0

The Concept of Quality 4.0 Continues to Evolve

Dr. Milton Krivokuca

December 28, 2022

8 Comments

The topic of Quality 4.0 is rapidly becoming a legend due to its mysterious nature; it seemingly has no formal description. Very few people can confidently say that they have seen it or used it.

ISO 9001 Standards

Why ISO 9001 Still Matters

There’s no one single right way to apply the standard – as long as there is conformance to requirements.

Denise Robitaille

November 17, 2022

7 Comments

Why do organizations even today continue to embark on an ISO 9001 implementation project, joining the 1.2 million others around the globe who are certified to this extraordinary quality management system (QMS) model? What’s the staying power? What’s the value – the appeal?

Software & Analysis

Choosing the Right Measurement and Inspection Software

Nick Merrell

January 5, 2023

10 Comments

When it comes to selecting inspection and measurement software, getting it right is important.

Test & Inspection

How a Shrinking Workforce Affects Testing and Inspection in NDT

As the pandemic and advances in technology impact the field, education and training remain paramount — especially for newcomers.

Genevieve Diesing

December 30, 2022

2 Comments

While COVID dampened demand early on, the skills gap and labor shortage that has plagued the industry for more than a decade is still in full swing. As new NDT methods advance, quality professionals require new training, and technicians transitioning from film techniques to non-film techniques need hands-on experience.

The Spending Forecast is Here

The 22nd Annual Quality Spending Survey Results

Concerns about Covid-19 are down, but inflation worries are up.

Michelle Bangert

December 29, 2022

2 Comments

In the fall of 2021, COVID-19 was a top concern for more than half of respondents in our September 2021 survey. Today that number is down to 17%, according to our Annual Quality Spending Survey, which surveyed subscribers in September 2022.

From the Editor | Darryl Seland

Knowledge is Power

From Sun Tzu to Chuck McGill.

Darryl Seland

January 12, 2023

One Comment

Why do we remember the past, and not the future? It’s an interesting question in that it is thought provoking.

Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

ASQ Shares Best Practices and Encourages Collaboration

Sharing best practices and encouraging collaboration amongst its member units is one of the ways ASQ promotes quality and improvement.

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Jim Spichiger

January 11, 2023

11 Comments

I have been an ASQ member since 1990 and have served continuously as an ASQ member leader (aka volunteer) for 30-plus years. One of the many benefits of volunteering is the opportunity to observe, up close, how ASQ goes about practicing what it preaches.

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Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Motives Are Important in Everything We Do

Jim L. Smith

January 6, 2023

4 Comments

For many successful men and women in all walks of life, the key to success was that they were motivated more, at least in the beginning, by what was needed, or by what they felt they had to do, than thought of financial gain.

Vision & Sensors | Optics

Core Concepts of Machine Vision Lighting

Proper lighting design is essential to assure a successful machine vision project. Ignoring this is one of the most common causes of machine vision project failures.

Fred Turek

January 13, 2023

3 Comments

Machine vision lighting is a broad topic but a short article can be useful because some core concepts are not widely known. We’ll start with three core statements.

Vision & Sensors | Machine Vision 101

Machine Vision Standards: A Review and Update

Over machine vision's long history in industrial automation, the emergence and development of standards has been one of the key drivers in advancing this technology.

Bob McCurrach

January 3, 2023

6 Comments

In this article, we review key standards that currently exist and provide an overview on recent updates and potential changes that will impact and benefit users of machine vision technologies. We also look at the work of various organizations to understand how their standards may impact the machine vision market.

Vision & Sensors | Trends

Trends in the Machine Vision Market

Observations on the market and the technologies that could be the next to impact applications in automation.

David L. Dechow

January 4, 2023

7 Comments

We review the “state of the market” and discuss some established technologies that are maturing to provide value to more end users, as well as some “cutting-edge” technologies that may bear watching.

Vision & Sensors | Lighting

Creative Illumination Techniques Enable Computational Imaging

Computational imaging can simplify certain problems that are difficult to solve with standard visual imaging.

Steve Kinney

January 2, 2023

5 Comments

Computational imaging technology has found its way into industrial automated inspection, where the creative use of illumination components has emerged as an enabling technology providing valuable imaging capabilities.

Some of the most pressing demands facing the life sciences industry continue to be disruptive. These may come in the form of supply chain disruptions or shortages, or in the form of a recall. In this webinar, you will learn the industry trends driving life sciences quality professionals to modernize their perspectives and practices.

This webinar aims to look at new CMM technology offerings, specifically within the automotive sector, analyzing the differences between the main competitors using real-world data and demonstrating why Laser Radar is a key technology in this future of measurement.

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